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in Pennsylvania it will be an incontrover-
tible consensus of both combatants that
this deed was performed by Virginia SOL
diers. If it has not altogether passed out
of the sphere of amendment. and Its loca-
ton on Virginia soil is not now irrev'
ocable, we would rejoice to see recon-
sideration which would end in seeing
this monument to the bravery OF Viz
ginia soldiers established where posterlty
will understand what 1t means. There IS
nothing more certain than that the next
generation is not likely to take care OF
these matters. They have not that per-
sonal interest in the matter and they Will
have the American excuse-which has de-
layed even the monument to the Father
of his country for century-they will BE-
too busy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

1t IS just six days to the election in the
county. This paper has repeatedly re-
minded the Democrats who nominated a
county ticket last month, OF the necessity
of supporting it at the regular election
next Thursday; with how much success
remains to be seen. for 1t is unauestion-
able that there is good deal of apathy
existing. It is true that it is not confined
to the Democratic voters, but that is a
slender reed to put weight on in election
matters. The Independent and Republi-
can candid ates have kept up steady Cam
vass for almost two months, and such a
canvass is not to be estimated lightly. Our
Democratic candidates.. if not properly
supported by the Democratic voters. may
find that apathy has reduced the party vote
below the winning line. Every Democrat
who put ballot in the box last month
should come up next Thursday and put in
solid one for the Democratic nominees.
Ii he does not, he fails in his duty to his
party, his friends, and to himself.
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POLITICAL NOTES,

The Democrats of Cumberland count '
have made no nominations, but Col. Sam'l
F. Coleman is making agallant fight for
Commonwealth g Attorney.
Col. r. B. Berkeley, editor of the Farm.
vile Journal is the Republican nomi-
nee for Commonwealth Attorney of
Prince Edward county.
U. Senators Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA,
Plumb of Kansas, end Vest of Missouri,
were visiting Senator Malone in Peters
burg last week. They were in consulta
ton about some water power at Weldon,
N. c., in which they are jointly interested.
At the last Wythe County Court Day
Mr.. j. Lucien Gleaves, a young man here
tofore an active Democrat, and now one
of the candidates for the office of Common
wealth's Attorney, made speech, sever
ing his connection with the Democracy
and pledging himself to cooperate with
the Republican party in future.
In the Virginia Senate, last week, Sena.
tor Norton, (col'd) presented a petition
signed by colored people in his district,
setting forth that 1--WE earnestly desire
shat bill be passed, known as a civil
rights bill, assuring to all and every clti-
zen of this State, regardless of race or col
or, the free and unmolested privilege of
determining for himself whether he will
ride first or second class, the privilege of
stopping at any house kept for the use of
the public, or any place of amusement
kept for the use of the public"
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United States and the bonds held by the
Sinking Fund.
THE PROPOSITION TO REPUDIATE THE
PRINCIPAL UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
The joint resolution of Senator Rhea
not to pay any State bond not funded be-
fore July LIST, was defeated in the Senate
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Coltrane, Dalton, Edmunds,
Fianary, Keezell, Lovenstein, Read Staples,
Stubbs, Thurman, Twyman, Warwick and
Williams-14.
NoEs.--Messrs. Berry, Blackstone, Causey,
Diggs. Eilyson, Gordon, Grim, Heaton,
Hodges, Hurt, Jones, Koiner, Mccormick,
Mcdonald, Meredith, Rhea, Trout, Wickham
and Worsham-19.
Senator Rhea voted "no" for the pur-
pose of moving reconsideration.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20
THE NINTH OF JUNE.

The prospect is that there will be very
large attendance here on Confederate De-
coration day-June 9th. 1t will be large
gathering of Virginians, and the desire is
general that it shall be increased by visitors
from the States. North and South of US.
Especially to the Northern resident would
a trip up the Shenandoah Valley in the
month Of June be delightful, and he would
meet with hearty welcome in this, the
capital city of the Valley at the end of
his journey. He would be made quite at
home here, for our community got their
hand in at that BUSINESS at the reunion
here of the 28th New York veterans and
the 9Th Virginia veterans, and found it
decidedly agreeable. Gen. Averill has
been captured and is paroled to appear
here on the date given, and the best thing
for the rest of the old soldiers who follow.
ed him, is to come down here Decoration
Day, come into camp, and surrender.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

The Greenville correspondent of the
VINDICATOR gave last week very en-
cOuraging piece of information-th en-
largement of the operations in one iron
mine and the re-opening of an old one.-
The most encouraging part of the news is
that the work is solely the enterprise OF
Augusta county people. Two frms-Steele
q Vines and Waddy & Anderson-compos-
ed of our own people are at work develop
ing the resources near that village. That is
after all to be the route of Augusta coun-
ty to betterment-the energy and enter
prise of her home people. The first named
firm if we recollect Alright, for we have
been watching their tentative efforts with
much interest, started in a very limited
way; now they are preparing machinery to
wash fifty tons of ore day. Nor are they
waiting for railroads to be built, they are
using just what transportation is in sight
now-teams-and will take better when it
comes along.
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Saturday, May 2lst, 1887,

that valuable property in the County of Au-
gusta, near Vesuvius Station of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, sold in 1888 by I. W.
Shelton and others to the defendants, Walton
and Sweeney. and by them to The Virginia
China Clay and Fire Brick Company. This
sale embraces the entire deposite of Kaolin
upon the two tracts of 300 acres and 10 acres
known as the McGuffin land on the waters of
the South River, of the James, and on and near
the South Mountain, with the right of entry
for mining and removing the same, together
with the fee simple of five acres upon the rail-
road for the erection of buildings and works.
The quality, vast quantity, uniformity, and
accessibility of this deposite render it one of
the most valuable Kaolin beds in this country
Its trend renders it easy to move the clay by
gravity tram roads, Pure water and abundant
timber is at hand. The clay is remarkably
homogeneous and pure, being porcelain clay
unusually free from mica and other mineral
adnixtures. and specially adapted to the ma
nufacture of high grades of pottery. The cri-
teal tests to which fire bricks made of it have
been subjected, and their resistance of heat,
gases, and friction alongside of the best
standard brick, warrant the belief that no
better article can be produced in America.
TERMS Cash to pay costs of suit and ex-
penses of sale, and bonds with security for
the residue in equal instalments at 6, -, and
IS months, bearing interest from day of sale.
and title retained until paid.
THOMAS D. RANSOM,
THOMAS. &c. ELDER,
Commissioners,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

The news comes that that remarkable
renton, Wednesday, at the age of ninety
years. He was State Senator as early as
1885 and Governor of Virginia as early as
1916. He went to California and in 1850
came in one vote Of being elected U. s.
Senator from that State. He was on two
occasions Democratic nominee for U. S.
Senator for Virginia. but was defeated by
a split in the party. In the civil war he
was Major-General at the age of sixty
five, distinguished for his fighting quail
ties, and only left the field to take the
Governorship of Virginia in 1864. For
many years he was in Congress from this
State.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

most prominent names mentioned from
these States so far, are those Of Hon. ]. w.
Hammond of Ca, aged fifty-four, and SEN
tor Pugh of Ala, aged sixty-seven. These
ages are important, because at seventy a
Justice of the Supreme Court can retire
on full pay and the appointment of one
near that age is not likely. Another ap-
pointment which has many presidents is
that of the Attorney General to the
Supreme bench. In that case, Attorney
General Garland would be the man though
he does not live in the circuit and Is con-
siderably over sixty years of age. The
Senate Judiciary Committee has an an
Gent custom, which has grown to be a
rule, of refusing to recommend for confir-
nation any nomination Of a man ov or six
preme bench. If the nomination is made
from Southern State where the Elev-
enth Amendment is held most in respect,
the new appointee would give it a MAORI
ity friends on the Supreme bench and a
case made up from Virginia would meet
with an entirely different decision from
that which has given the Commonwealth
so much annoyance and, SO far, does not
seem to have greatly benefited the credl-
tors. The minority of four on that tri-
bunal in their dissenting opinion deliver
ed by Justice Bradley, held that the suits
in the coupon cases were virtually sui is
against the State of Virginia to compel a
specific performance by the State of her
agreement to receive the said coupons in
payment of all taxes, dues and demands, +"
and as such ''directly repugnant to the
eleventh amendment to tie Constitution q
which amendment they declared was "ex-
acted by sovereign States for the purpose
of preserving and indicating their sover-
eign right to deal with their creditors and
others propoundlng claims against them,
according to their own views of what may
be required by public faith and the neces-
stiles of the body politic.''
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THE DEBT COMMISSION.
THE NEG TONS END IN A
FAILURE.

/ CONCLUDING CHAPTER OF THE MARIA
TIvE-THE TWO FINAL PROPOSITIONS
THE LEGISLATURE DECLINES TO RE-
PUDIATE THEPRINCIPAL OF THE DEBT.
BUT WILL FIGHT THE COUPONS AC-
lively.
&C., &C., sc,
When our narrative of the work of the
Joint Debt Commission left off. last Fri
day morning. that body after an apparent
y final adjournment had reasse mbled and
was in session the evening before. Six
hours of the day had been spent in
discussing
AN ENTIRELY NEW SCHEME,
which may be summed up this way: The
bondholders are not to have any new
bonds. They will keep their present hold.
ings, the State, however. to be at liberty
whenever she is prepared SO to do to paw
off the consol bonds at IS cents in the dol
lar and the. 1910 bonds at 62a cents in the
dollar. The Unreasonable coupons will
also be retained by the bondholder, but
will be stamped as good for only per
cent. interest. Five hundred thousand
dollars in cash is to be applied to The pay
ment of overdue coupons. and the balance
are to be funded into new 3's at so cents
in the dollar.
While this proposition originated with
the English Commissioners, they did not
assert any authority for it's tender, but
said if it was accepted they would have to
submit it to their principals, just as the
Virginians would have to submit it's &C.
ceptance to their legislature for confirma-
ton. The point Of difference on this
proposition was that the Virginians would
not entertain the idea of paying per cent.
on the face of the bonds. while they might
on thescaled value. The Virginians having
once made their final reportwe unwilling
to go into that new conference atall, and
it was only by vote of to that they SO
decided vote possibly resulting from
the fact that Gov. Lee, Hon. John s.
Barbour, and Gen. Jos. r. Anderson were
very active in urging that the negotiations
should not be irrevocably broken off until
the last chance for a settlement had been
tested. So earnest was the feeling for set
Element, that some prominent Richmond
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

There are in the field, candidates to beat
your Democratic nominees for Common
wealth'5 Attorney, Sheriff, Circuit Clerk.
and Commissioners of the Revenue. If
you don't wish to aid in defeating them
be at the polls next Thursday and vote
straight ticket.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

You may have some particular Demo-
cratic friend you want elected next Thurs
day, May Goth. If you stay away from the
polls and he is defeated, you will have
yourself to blame. If one Democratic NOM
inee is defeated it will be your man.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

The Convention of City and County
Superintendent of Schools met in Rich
mond, Wednesday, and will be in session
ill FIR iday night. Among those set down
in the programme to discuss topics are the
names of W. A. Bowles of Richmond,
Geo. H. Hulvey of Rockingham, and w.
w. Robertson of Staunton.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
~ Pursuant to decree of the Circuit
Court, rendered on the Esd day of November,
1886 in the cause of Hamilton, Trustee VS..
McComb, we will sell at public auction in
front of the Courthouse on
Monday, the 23d dag of May, 1887,
that very valuable farm in the .sssssssszs.
County of Augusta, near Barter ssSs
brook, on which James McComb dssgSSss
resided in his lifetime GssSass.
The farm contains about 200 acres of fine
land, well watered, with good improvements
located in one of the most productive sections
of the county, in good neighborhood, near
to churches schools, &c.
TERMS: Cash in hand to pay the costs of
suit and sale, and the residue on credit of
one, two and three years from day of sale,
payable in equal annual instalments, the pur
chaser giving bonds for the deferred payments
bearing interest and waving the homestead,
with approved personal security, and the title
retained as ultimate security.
GEO. M. COCHRAN, JR.,
VIM. PATRICK,
Commissioners -
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If you want to help Republican can
didate, be outspoken about 1t; but don't
scratch the Democratic Primary ticket
next Thursday as way of helping him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

We are indebted to Hon. Thos. Croxton
for copy af the Congressional Memorial
Addresses at the death of Vice President
Hendricks.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20
EXECUTORS SALE of REAL ESTATE,
AS executor of the will OF Robert G.. Bickle,
decd, WILL in front Of the courthouse in the city
of Staunton, on
Fridau, the 10th dau of June. 1887,

SELL at public auction, the following parcels of real
estate in the city of StauntOn:
1st. vacant lot on the West side of North
Lewis Street known as the Merriatt lot.
End. A vacant lot on the West side of North
Lewis Street known as the Kivlighan lot.
3rd. A lot with a brick shop on the Northwest
side Of MiddlebroOk Street, opposite Millers coal
yard, and now occupied by B. F. Stockton as
tenant
4th A Store house and lot on the South side of
East Beverly, designated as No. S, and now occu-
pied by M. +. MCNAMARA. Merchant Tailor.
9Th. Brick House and large lot South side
property. designated as No. 2O6, known as the
Patterson House.
TERMS.-Cne-third of the purchase price cash,
and the residue in one, two and three years of
equal instruments, with interest from day of Sale
the purchaser to give bonds, with approved per-
sonal security and the title retained as ultimate
security. Sale to commence at II O'Clock, a. m.
VIM, 7. RUSH,
Executor.
E. M. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers.
may 20 At
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I, J. N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Augusta County, do certify that the bond gea
quired in the foregoing cause, has beeygsxss
executed according to law. g
Given under my hand, this 2sth day OF
April, 1887. j. II. RYAN,
ap29-4t Clerk.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20
EDWARD ECHOLS,
Commissioners

I, j. N Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county, do hereby certify that Edward
EeholS, the Commissioner of sale appointed in the
foregoing cause, has duly executed the bond re-
quired according to law
Given under my hand this 18th day of April
1887. j. N. RYAN,
apr22 ids Clerk
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annum, to he IN pased after a further period
OF tive years to Der cent. per annun1 on the
amount OF the COZ kols, 1O-40s, and new bonds
be provided for = Eemption by drawings at rs
and " respective as above mentioned.
8. That the arr interest on the at7lftlnded
debt from 1883 TO July l, 1887, inclusive,
be funded under d Riddleberger acts at the
rate OF on cents ythe dollar.
Z. 1t is desirabs \ as we'll in the interests of
the State as OF thydbondholders, that the bonds
held by the Con thnissioners of the Sinking
Fund and by thu Board of Public Works be
cancelled. ~
.. by the abovklproposal the tax receivable
coupon bondholqlrs would Immediately and
on redemption a ZEN assuming that the whole
of the overdue c1hpons were funded into new
bonds and no PITT discharged by q cash pay
ment OF oo cents on the dollar) absolutely sur
| render the capitt sum of upwards of $8, 000,-
0O0, and peIIn& redemption would surrender
! a sum of ups Is of $4OO 900 per annum in
| interest as &C Npared with the amount now
payable under Ashe terms of the bonds with
out reckoning la any wsy the increased rates
payable on ~ 10-40 bonds from January 1,
1858. Inc totau capital of the whole debt to
be provided fo9 by the State would thus be
brought to about 1923, 600. 600, or So, 600, 600
below the limit pf $25, 900, 600 required by the
| terms OF the resolution of the joint committee
| OF the 9TH OF May, if the bonds held by the
| Sinking Fund and Board OF Public Works
Should be cancelled. The State may by re-
establishing her credit confidently look to be-
ing able, after q very few years, to raise new
| loan, II desiring to do So sufficient to redeem
! the per cenE. and p per cent. bonds at the
reduced rates on terms which, from fnan-
| clal point OF view, will give further benefit
| to the State.
.. The details for carrying out this arrange
ment, II accepted, will he the subject of dis
mittee, with every desire on our part to meet
IN every possible >way the legitimate require
ments OF the State, whilst conserving the
t bond aldsEss interests.
| EDWARD THORNTON,
[ s. N. BRAITHwAITE.
I Richmond, Nay II, 1887.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton, Au-
gusta county, Va, May 20, 1887.
LADIES LIST.
Allen, Hattie GreaYer, MrsC katharine
Bowling, Josie Greiner, Mary E
Bell, Mary F Hotchkiss, Mrs. Fred E
Brinkle, Emma V Hyde, Mildred
Copeland, Julia (2) johnson. Mrs. Cressy
Coleman, Mary Hudson, Mrs WA
Cook, Mary Morris, Mrs. gnes
Carter Mrs. Lucy Murry, Mrs.
Campbell, Bette Thompson, IL
Evans, Maggie Warn, Cora
Funston, Mrs. F
GENTLEMEN.
Ankles, Charles johnson, Greasy
|, Carter, VIM FL Kennedy, John
Chairman, George Leach, John (3)
Clarke, E W Il Co Mcdonnell, Howard
rockingham, Arthur hardwood, F M
Gill, M Robertson, James
Gray, WO Ross, Rev WO
Gibson, Geo Reed, Irwin
Huber, M Scott Thornton
Haines, H E Scripetto, Antonio
Haines, Stetze, Geor (2)
johnson, Al Wilson, w
The above letters, if not called for within
thirty days, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office. Parties calling for them will please
say they were advertised.
W. A. BURKE. P. NJ
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I, B. F. Terry Deputy Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Augusta County, do hereby certify
that VIM. Patrick, one of the Commissioners
of sale appointed in the foregoing cause, has
duly executed the bond required according to
law. Given under my hand, this 18th day of
February, 1887. B. F. TERRY.
ap29-4t Deputy Clerk,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

Next Thursday. May Goth, is Election
Day. Let every Democrat in Augusta
county be at the polls on that day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

Mt. Solon road. being part of the 7IH acre tract
formerly known as the SANDY Hollow tract and
the same Which was conveyed by M. G. Hartman
ana wife George NJ. Cochran, Trustee. and B. B.
DOnaghe to James Bumgardner Jr., by deed dated
December 3rd, 1885, and of record in the clerks
once OF the county court of Augusta county in
Deed Book No &c. page 256.
md tract containing ten (10) acres, being the
same which was conveyed by NJ G. Hartman and
February LIST. 1876, and recorded in the clerks
Office OF the county court of Augusta county in
Deed Book No. 80. page 352
The property mentioned was sold by James
Bumgardner, Jr. and wife to William D. Anderson
trustee OF Mary V. Anderson, by deed dated Sep
TEMPER LIST, 1883 and of record in the clerks office
OF the county court of Augusta county in Deed
Book No. lO0 Page l54 sale OF which is now made
to enforce the vendors lien for the deferred in
stalments.
This is the most desirable property that has been
placed upon the market for years. and any one
wishing to procure a comfortable county residence
nifty. There is nice dwelling house on the prop
erty. good out houses and other improvements and
one OF the best orchards in Augusta county, which
produces apples, peaches, pears and the smaller
fruits. The property in question was the former
residence OF Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr. and is
well known to most people In Augusta county
TERMS.-Cash in hand to pay the costs of suit
and expenses of sale and the residue on credit of
SIX, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months
from day OF sale, payable in equal Instruments the
purchaser or purchasers giving bonds for the de-
TERED payments. bearing interest from date of
'ale and waving the homestead, with approved
personal security, and the title retained as ulti-
mate security,
d
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-20

VALUABLE LOT IN sTAUNyoN FOR SAM
AS Agent of my children, 1 offer for a s hIa
privately the valuable lot on Main Street nay
is well known to the public and no further desern.
ton IS deemed necessary. Persons wishing to
dressing me, K z III nv pS ao-
ap15-tf t!harlntt so Gii ee1 "
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Published every Friday. Price So per year 81, 90
or six months, and so cents for months-invaria-
blv IN advance.
Transient advertisements 10 cents per line each
Insertion; monthly cents per line per month.
Contracts for longer terms made at the counter.
Local circulation in Augusta, Rockbridge Rock
ngham, Allegheny, Highland and Bath counties.
Gives general and local news: stories and mis-
snauy; reliable commercial repo.--.
H. G. TINsLEY,
A. S. MORTON.
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VALUABLE KAOLIN PROPERTY AT
" PUBLIC SALE.-Under decree of
Circuit Court of Augusta, rendered at June
Term, 1886, in the suit of James D. Crump,
Trustee, &c. VS.. Thomas Walton and ais, we
will sell at public auction, in front of the
Court Houca of Auoucto Couptv on